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14 Exercise Caprico DETCOM for No. 249 Advanced Pilots’ Course form camp at RAAF Base Learmonth, SQNLDR Mark Neasmith, oversees instructors inside the bunker as they prepare for another day of flying. Shape of things to come E XPOSING trainee pilots to unfamiliar environments was one of the goals of Exercise Capricorn Sunset held at RAAF Base Learmonth from September 23 to October 6. Eleven trainees attended the exercise, which was an opportunity for them to experience flying in a less restricted airspace; one without an air traffic control tower. DETCOM for the exercise, SQNLDR Mark Neasmith, said it was good to get the trainees away from home base to experience different operating procedures. “Operating from a bare base with minimal support and no air traffic control helps give them the foundation A Pilatus PC-9/A aircraft takes off (background) for another training sortie out of RAAF Base Learmonth during Exercise Capricorn Sunset. skills to deploy into more complex environments in the future,” he said. “We are an expeditionary Air Force which requires members to deploy at short notice. “These camps give the trainees the skills they’ll need to support them later on in their Air Force careers.” CO 2FTS WGCDR David Strong said Learmonth had served them well over the years. WGCDR Strong said there was a possibility that future form camps could be held closer to Perth. “Air Training Wing is considering future formation camps being conducted at Geraldton and Albany, in order to maximise aircraft availability.” YOUN GUN A band of our next generation of personnel lea formation flying at RAAF Base Learmonth durin FLGOFF Graham Orams talks to the young tr skills with minimal support and no air traffic co Photos: CPL Craig Barrett  More on Exercise Capricorn Sunse Pages 16-17